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Letter "M" » motives
«What we believe to be the motives of our conduct are usually but the pretexts for it.»
Author: Miguel de Unamuno
(Author, Philosopher)
| About:
Behavior,
Belief
| Keywords:
motives, pretexts
«Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.»
«Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat.»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
| Keywords:
advance, motives, retreat
«We are all prompted by the same motives, all deceived by the same fallacies, all animated by hope, obstructed by danger, entangled by desire, and seduced by pleasure»
Author: Samuel Johnson
(Critic, Poet, Writer)
| Keywords:
animated, animates, deceived, entangle, entangled, entangling, fallacies, motives, obstructed, obstructing, obstructs, prompted, prompting, seduced
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